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Inside Scoop on Food + Bev LawThu, 26 Oct 2017 17:26:10 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.7Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with NewsAlloySubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with Yourminis.comSubscribe with Attensa for OutlookSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with netomat HubSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with FlurrySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily RotationPart 2: Let’s Get Digital – Building and Protecting Your Food & Beverage Brandhttp://feeds.lexblog.com/~r/HospitalityLawBlog/~3/UmFYIhpSQZY/
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Giselle Waters, Mad Fish Digital

Last week, we hosted the first session of a three-part workshop series with Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN) entitled “Recipe For Success—Starting and Scaling Your Food & Beverage Business.” Session #1 focused on building your brand through digital promotion and protecting your brand through trademarks … Continue Reading

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Giselle Waters, Mad Fish Digital

Last week, we hosted the first session of a three-part workshop series with Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN) entitled “Recipe For Success—Starting and Scaling Your Food & Beverage Business.” Session #1 focused on building your brand through digital promotion and protecting your brand through trademarks ... Continue Reading

]]>https://www.foodbevlawblog.com/2017/10/articles/food-beverage/part-2-lets-get-digital-building-and-protecting-your-food-beverage-brand/feed/0https://www.foodbevlawblog.com/2017/10/articles/food-beverage/part-2-lets-get-digital-building-and-protecting-your-food-beverage-brand/Part 1: Trademarks 101 – Building and Protecting Your Food & Beverage Brandhttp://feeds.lexblog.com/~r/HospitalityLawBlog/~3/jwVK5iklFMk/
https://www.foodbevlawblog.com/2017/10/articles/food-beverage/part-1-trademarks-101-building-and-protecting-your-food-beverage-brand/#respondFri, 20 Oct 2017 17:06:09 +0000http://www.foodbevlawblog.com/?p=1882So you’ve got an idea for a food or beverage product or maybe even a product ready to go – but do you know how to build your brand? And better yet, how to protect that brand? This week we hosted the first of a three-part workshop series with Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN) designed to help food and beverage companies answer these tricky yet critical questions.… Continue Reading]]>So you’ve got an idea for a food or beverage product or maybe even a product ready to go – but do you know how to build your brand? And better yet, how to protect that brand? This week we hosted the first of a three-part workshop series with Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN) designed to help food and beverage companies answer these tricky yet critical questions.... Continue Reading]]>https://www.foodbevlawblog.com/2017/10/articles/food-beverage/part-1-trademarks-101-building-and-protecting-your-food-beverage-brand/feed/0https://www.foodbevlawblog.com/2017/10/articles/food-beverage/part-1-trademarks-101-building-and-protecting-your-food-beverage-brand/Seeing 2020: FDA Proposes New Compliance Date for Revised Nutrition Factshttp://feeds.lexblog.com/~r/HospitalityLawBlog/~3/bOk9YXvFyKk/
https://www.foodbevlawblog.com/2017/10/articles/food-beverage/seeing-2020-fda-proposes-new-compliance-date-for-revised-nutrition-facts/#respondTue, 03 Oct 2017 18:54:32 +0000http://www.foodbevlawblog.com/?p=1868On Friday, September 29, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) proposed to give food manufacturers an additional year and a half to comply with the revised Nutrition Facts regulations that were published in May 2016. Earlier this year, the FDA announced it would delay enforcement of the revised Nutrition Facts regulations, but did not give a specific… Continue Reading]]>On Friday, September 29, the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) proposed to give food manufacturers an additional year and a half to comply with the revised Nutrition Facts regulations that were published in May 2016. Earlier this year, the FDA announced it would delay enforcement of the revised Nutrition Facts regulations, but did not give a specific... Continue Reading]]>https://www.foodbevlawblog.com/2017/10/articles/food-beverage/seeing-2020-fda-proposes-new-compliance-date-for-revised-nutrition-facts/feed/0https://www.foodbevlawblog.com/2017/10/articles/food-beverage/seeing-2020-fda-proposes-new-compliance-date-for-revised-nutrition-facts/Yes, Your “Natural” Label is Still a Liabilityhttp://feeds.lexblog.com/~r/HospitalityLawBlog/~3/0a8ughEDoyE/
https://www.foodbevlawblog.com/2017/08/articles/food-beverage/yes-your-natural-label-is-still-a-liability/#respondThu, 31 Aug 2017 18:19:21 +0000http://www.foodbevlawblog.com/?p=1860Mid-year reports have shown that there has been a resurgence in “all natural” litigation against food product companies in 2017 – an expected 30% increase in filings as compared to 2016. Don’t say we didn’t warn you. These filings waned a bit in 2015 after the FDA indicated that it might be looking to define the term. But since seeking public … Continue Reading]]>Mid-year reports have shown that there has been a resurgence in “all natural” litigation against food product companies in 2017 – an expected 30% increase in filings as compared to 2016. Don’t say we didn’t warn you. These filings waned a bit in 2015 after the FDA indicated that it might be looking to define the term. But since seeking public ... Continue Reading]]>https://www.foodbevlawblog.com/2017/08/articles/food-beverage/yes-your-natural-label-is-still-a-liability/feed/0https://www.foodbevlawblog.com/2017/08/articles/food-beverage/yes-your-natural-label-is-still-a-liability/Channel Disruption & the Future of Food: Radical Change and New Consumer Channelshttp://feeds.lexblog.com/~r/HospitalityLawBlog/~3/w54OFr5c2d8/
https://www.foodbevlawblog.com/2017/07/articles/food-beverage/channel-disruption-the-future-of-food-radical-change-and-new-consumer-channels/#respondThu, 20 Jul 2017 17:53:42 +0000http://www.foodbevlawblog.com/?p=1849With the recent announcement that Amazon is buying Whole Foods, issues of channel disruption — that is, the ways consumers purchase food — have been on the forefront of people’s minds. On June 1, at DWT’s annual food and beverage executive summit, Farm to Label, we discussed this very issue. We were joined by panelists Madeline Haydon, founder of … Continue Reading]]>With the recent announcement that Amazon is buying Whole Foods, issues of channel disruption — that is, the ways consumers purchase food — have been on the forefront of people’s minds. On June 1, at DWT’s annual food and beverage executive summit, Farm to Label, we discussed this very issue. We were joined by panelists Madeline Haydon, founder of ... Continue Reading]]>https://www.foodbevlawblog.com/2017/07/articles/food-beverage/channel-disruption-the-future-of-food-radical-change-and-new-consumer-channels/feed/0https://www.foodbevlawblog.com/2017/07/articles/food-beverage/channel-disruption-the-future-of-food-radical-change-and-new-consumer-channels/Diversity in the Workplace – A Disruptive Conversation You Should Be Havinghttp://feeds.lexblog.com/~r/HospitalityLawBlog/~3/CutshhLx_7Q/
https://www.foodbevlawblog.com/2017/07/articles/food-beverage/diversity-in-the-workplace-a-disruptive-conversation-you-should-be-having/#respondThu, 06 Jul 2017 20:50:24 +0000http://www.foodbevlawblog.com/?p=1839Some conversations are just uncomfortable. And if you are talking about diversity in the workplace in an honest way, it probably should be uncomfortable. It is a topic that is likely going to disrupt the “norm” of your workplace culture in the best ways.

Some panelists embraced the disruptive topic of diversifying the work force at a recent panel discussion… Continue Reading

]]>Some conversations are just uncomfortable. And if you are talking about diversity in the workplace in an honest way, it probably should be uncomfortable. It is a topic that is likely going to disrupt the “norm” of your workplace culture in the best ways.

Some panelists embraced the disruptive topic of diversifying the work force at a recent panel discussion... Continue Reading

]]>https://www.foodbevlawblog.com/2017/07/articles/food-beverage/diversity-in-the-workplace-a-disruptive-conversation-you-should-be-having/feed/0https://www.foodbevlawblog.com/2017/07/articles/food-beverage/diversity-in-the-workplace-a-disruptive-conversation-you-should-be-having/ABCs of Distribution to Groceryhttp://feeds.lexblog.com/~r/HospitalityLawBlog/~3/Ck4aPNDAoBM/
https://www.foodbevlawblog.com/2017/06/articles/food-beverage/abcs-of-distribution-to-grocery/#respondThu, 22 Jun 2017 19:44:10 +0000http://www.foodbevlawblog.com/?p=1817At Farm to Label, I presented a panel called “ABCs of Distribution to Grocery” with Brittany Sienia, Trade Analyst at Tillamook, Chris Tjersland, Partner Brands Development Manager at New Seasons and Ray VanWetten, Vice President-PNW Sales of Unified Grocers, Inc. We had a lively discussion on all aspects of the brand-distributor-grocery spectrum,… Continue Reading]]>At Farm to Label, I presented a panel called “ABCs of Distribution to Grocery” with Brittany Sienia, Trade Analyst at Tillamook, Chris Tjersland, Partner Brands Development Manager at New Seasons and Ray VanWetten, Vice President-PNW Sales of Unified Grocers, Inc. We had a lively discussion on all aspects of the brand-distributor-grocery spectrum,... Continue Reading]]>https://www.foodbevlawblog.com/2017/06/articles/food-beverage/abcs-of-distribution-to-grocery/feed/0https://www.foodbevlawblog.com/2017/06/articles/food-beverage/abcs-of-distribution-to-grocery/Farm to Label 2017 – Well + Goodhttp://feeds.lexblog.com/~r/HospitalityLawBlog/~3/srCmo3B3Q4w/
https://www.foodbevlawblog.com/2017/06/articles/food-beverage/farm-to-label-2017-well-good/#respondTue, 20 Jun 2017 17:44:25 +0000http://www.foodbevlawblog.com/?p=1801We were honored to welcome more than 350 executives, investors, and entrepreneurs to our annual Farm to Label (F2L) food and beverage summit, in Portland, Oregon, on June 1st. Now in its fifth year, F2L has grown into a much anticipated annual gathering for idea-sharing, pragmatic business conversations, and networking for guests from throughout the West… Continue Reading]]>We were honored to welcome more than 350 executives, investors, and entrepreneurs to our annual Farm to Label (F2L) food and beverage summit, in Portland, Oregon, on June 1st. Now in its fifth year, F2L has grown into a much anticipated annual gathering for idea-sharing, pragmatic business conversations, and networking for guests from throughout the West... Continue Reading]]>https://www.foodbevlawblog.com/2017/06/articles/food-beverage/farm-to-label-2017-well-good/feed/0https://www.foodbevlawblog.com/2017/06/articles/food-beverage/farm-to-label-2017-well-good/Let Food Be Thy Medicine, But Mind Your Wordshttp://feeds.lexblog.com/~r/HospitalityLawBlog/~3/hSVmpjweEW0/
https://www.foodbevlawblog.com/2017/05/articles/food-beverage/let-food-be-thy-medicine-but-mind-your-words/#respondWed, 24 May 2017 17:31:18 +0000http://www.foodbevlawblog.com/?p=1789A tweet last week from Project Nosh set my food-labeling-lawyer-head buzzing: “Consumers are looking for snacks that aren’t just empty calories. Brands are providing everything from protein to anti-nausea properties.” An anti-nausea claim on a food label – can they say that?

As consumers more fully embrace the idea of food as medicine, and food … Continue Reading

]]>A tweet last week from Project Nosh set my food-labeling-lawyer-head buzzing: “Consumers are looking for snacks that aren’t just empty calories. Brands are providing everything from protein to anti-nausea properties.” An anti-nausea claim on a food label – can they say that?

As consumers more fully embrace the idea of food as medicine, and food ... Continue Reading

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https://www.foodbevlawblog.com/2017/05/articles/food-beverage/will-we-have-a-hodgepodge-of-menu-labeling-laws/#respondWed, 17 May 2017 15:10:34 +0000http://www.foodbevlawblog.com/?p=1781

Now that the FDA has (yet again) decided to delay enforcement of its menu labeling regulations for another year (and possibly to change the regulations entirely), one question seems to be on everyone’s minds: will we need to comply with state and local menu labeling laws? The answer is thorny and may be the subject of future dispute.

Now that the FDA has (yet again) decided to delay enforcement of its menu labeling regulations for another year (and possibly to change the regulations entirely), one question seems to be on everyone’s minds: will we need to comply with state and local menu labeling laws? The answer is thorny and may be the subject of future dispute.